Right now, the Telugu film industry has been hit by a dearth of heroines as not many Telugu girls are getting into films. Talk is that nearly 72 heroines were considered for Mahesh for Sreemanthudu before signing Shruti Haasan.

Right now, Rakul Preet Singh is considered to be the golden girl and she has been confirmed for Brahmotsavam. However, she could not adjust dates and since the film being directed by Srikant Addala needs a heroine who can give bulk dates,

Rakul could not manage her manage dates and had to opt out of the project. Apparently, she had blocked her dates for Ram Charan’s My Name is Raju. Since Rakul could not make it, Srikant has decided to take another for the film.

Well, industry insiders say she is quite disappointed that she missed out on an opportunity to work with Mahesh.